Aligning Walls Between Floors

QUESTION

I have a multiple floor structure and would like to know how to align the walls from one floor to another. How is this accomplished in Home Designer?

ANSWER

Wall alignment refers to the way wall segments line up with one another, either on the same floor or on the floor above or below. Walls may need to be aligned in a variety of situations.

On a plan created using Home Designer, the walls on one floor can be aligned with the walls on a second floor. This article will describe how to check wall alignment, and how to align walls between floors.

To align walls between floors

Using the Select Objects tool, click on the wall that you want to align.

When two walls between floors are close to being aligned, the Align with Wall Above and Align with Wall Below edit tools can be used to align those walls along their main layers.

If the walls are already aligned, or if the distance between the two walls is too great, then these edit tools will not display, and you may need to turn on the Reference Display to verify which of these two conditions exists.